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Knee Joint Kinematics Following Patellar Mobilization in Early-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee Joint Kinematics Following Patellar Mobilization in Early-to-Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2026000591
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-18
Start date
2026-02-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

Manipulation group:Pushing patella technique
Control group:None

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria of manipulation group 1 ) meet the diagnostic criteria of KOA, the clinical stage is early or middle ; 2 ) male or female aged 50-70 years ; 3 ) Patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis ; 4 ) voluntarily as subjects, signed informed consent, and can receive treatment ; 5 ) good compliance, can cooperate with the completion of the score table, in accordance with the requirements of the completion of the inspection. Those who meet 5 items at the same time can be included. Control group inclusion criteria 1 ) aged 50-70 years ; 2 ) no knee pain, swelling, limited activity and other complaints and medical history ; 3 ) After clinical examination, no knee deformity, instability, normal activity and bilateral symmetry ; 4 ) body mass index ( BMI ) in the range of 18.5-28 kg / m2 ; 5 ) Voluntary to join this experiment, and signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Manipulation group exclusion criteria 1 ) combined with other lower limb joint diseases : such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, acute attack of gouty arthritis, history of suppurative arthritis, severe hip / ankle joint lesions, femoral head necrosis, etc. 2 ) Patients with a recent history of knee joint trauma, surgery or preparation for surgery : such as knee ligament, meniscus, fracture and other major trauma or surgery in the past 6 months. 3 ) patients with lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis and obvious symptoms at present ; 4 ) with severe systemic diseases : such as severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction, malignant tumors, coagulation dysfunction, etc. 5 ) Patients with neurological diseases or mental diseases : such as stroke sequelae, Parkinson 's disease, peripheral neuropathy, dementia, mental illness and so on. 6 ) Patients who are participating in other rehabilitation or drug clinical trials that may interfere with the results of this study. 7 ) unable to complete the assessment or training required for the study : if there is a serious visual impairment, hearing impairment, unable to understand the instructions. 8 ) Patients with local contraindications such as skin ulceration, infection or severe osteoporosis. Control group exclusion criteria 1 ) Previous history of major trauma and surgery of knee joint, hip joint or ankle joint ; 2 ) suffer from any known diseases that affect the biomechanics of the lower extremities, such as arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, lumbar disc herniation with lower extremity radiation pain, etc. ; 3 ) recently ( such as 3 months ) have frequently participated in high-intensity weight-bearing exercise ( such as long-distance running, basketball, football, etc. ) ; 4 ) Patients with severe heart, brain, lung and other systemic diseases, or mental diseases who could not cooperate with the examination ; 5 ) are participating in other lower limb-related clinical trials that may interfere with this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The activity of six degrees of freedom in three-dimensional motion of knee joint;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Visual Analog Scale Score;Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index;Kujala Score;Knee joint relaxation;Patellar laxity;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDingkun Lin,Qingyang Kang

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

lindingkuntcm@126.com18953243656

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026